Principal Certification Engineer - (Technical Authority)
Hybrid · Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
As a Principal Certification Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority leading qualification and certification activities across complex aerospace programmes, developing certification strategies that balance compliance, customer requirements, safety, and business objectives. You will act as the go-to technical expert for certification challenges, lead cross-functional teams to solve and implement certification solutions, review and approve certification deliverables, and mentor engineers while collaborating with global teams to influence certification strategy across a global engineering organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering, ideally Aerospace Engineering
- Extensive experience in aerospace certification within the commercial aviation industry
- Strong understanding of certification processes and compliance requirements
- Proven ability to lead technical problem-solving activities and drive successful outcomes
- Experience influencing stakeholders and communicating complex technical information effectively
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers
- Current or previous CVE or Approver status
- Experience leading certification within aircraft interiors certification
- Experience with fire properties certification
- Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction
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